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  2. Jewish folklore - Wikipedia

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    Jewish folklore. Jewish folklore are legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of Judaism. Folktales are characterized by the presence of unusual personages, by the sudden transformation of men into beasts and vice versa, or by other unnatural incidents.

  3. Welsh mythology - Wikipedia

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    -Elfydd: The Earth; the realm of humans -Annwn: The Otherworld; the realm(s) of the gods.Depending on the source, this could be a more typical Indo-European underworld (i.e. a realm below the earth), or the "deep" areas within the natural realm (e.g. deep within the woods, as with the First Branch of The Mabinogion, or within/near lakes, e.g. the Arthurian Lady of the Lake, Ceridwen in Hanes ...

  4. Cornish mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Merry Maidens at St Buryan Celebration of St Piran's Day in Penzance. Cornish mythology is the folk tradition and mythology of the Cornish people.It consists partly of folk traditions developed in Cornwall and partly of traditions developed by Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium, often shared with those of the Breton and Welsh peoples.

  5. Irish mythology - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval era, some myths were transcribed by Christian monks, who heavily altered and Christianised the myths. Irish mythology is the best-preserved branch of Celtic mythology.

  6. German folklore - Wikipedia

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    German folklore. German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Seeing as Germany was divided into numerous polities for most of its history, this term might both refer to the folklore of Germany proper and of all German-speaking countries, this wider definition including folklore of Austria and ...

  7. Huldufólk - Wikipedia

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    Habitat. Various. Huldufólk[a] or hidden people are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. [1][2] They are supernatural beings that live in nature. They look and behave similarly to humans, but live in a parallel world. [3] They can make themselves visible at will. [4] Konrad von Maurer cites a 19th-century Icelandic source claiming that the ...

  8. English folklore - Wikipedia

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    t. e. English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs, superstitions, dance, balladry, and folktales that have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural heritage of the country. This body of folklore includes a diverse ...

  9. Legends of the Jews - Wikipedia

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    The Legends of the Jews is a chronological compilation of aggadah from hundreds of biblical legends in Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash.The compilation consists of seven volumes (four volumes of narrative texts and two volumes of footnotes with a volume of index) synthesized by Louis Ginzberg in a manuscript written in the German language.